Monitoring Java Heap Space in Netbeans

Question

I want to monitor my Java Heap Space.

Since i got the infamous Java Heap Space i raised the heap space.

But i want to monitor how the need of space from my Application is.

Additional Info (not sure if it is needed):

-Using Netbeans for creating Webapps with Grails

-Application Server is Glassfish and Tomcat

Answer 1

Netbeans has a built in profiler that you can run your application with. You can monitor the heap usage and browse the heap to see what objects are using up the space.